MIDI Wrench is your Swiss army knife that helps you coping with your daily MIDI
setup tasks. Connect a MIDI keyboard, MIDI sound expander or any other MIDI
device to your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch by using the Apple USB camera adapter
or any other adapter supported by Apple.¹
Visualize MIDI messages sent by the connected MIDI device or send MIDI messages
to the connected MIDI device. This is a simple but very helpful tool to spot
problems in your MIDI setup or simply to analyze what kind of messages various
MIDI devices are sending exactly.

Send MIDI Note-On, Note-Off and any kind of MIDI Control Change messages
by using the virtual on-screen MIDI piano keyboard, on-screen rotary knobs and buttons.

The virtual MIDI keyboard's keys, rotary knobs and buttons automatically
update their visual state and values according to MIDI events sent by MIDI hardware
and MIDI software ports.

Configurable MIDI controllers and MIDI data filter.

This app is free, and it does not contain any ads or other annoying things. Really!

¹ The adapter and / or the MIDI device you connect must be supported by the iPad / iPhone
operating system in order to be able to use it with this app.

First Impression

You learn how to use MIDI Wrench within seconds. On the upper left side you have
an overview of external MIDI hardware connected to your iPad / iPhone,
as well as all software MIDI ports
provided by audio apps which might be running on your iPad / iPhone. All MIDI devices
and software ports which are currently available for use are shown in black,
bold font, whereas disconnected MIDI devices and ports are shown in light gray
color along to an "offline" marker. The latter can give you an indication that
i.e. a certain MIDI device had been connected successfully before, but is
currently not available anymore for some reason, i.e. due to some physical
problem with a cable, connector or adapter.

On the right hand side of the screen, MIDI data of all MIDI sources are
automatically displayed in real-time, along with a time stamp and detailed
informations about the respective MIDI event. In contrast to other MIDI monitor
apps, this MIDI data list will never feel sluggish or even crash, even not under high load of
MIDI data. You may scroll the MIDI data list conveniently with one finger and
you may wipe the screen with one tap on the "C" button in the middle of the
screen. Recent MIDI events are shown in dark red color, whereas older MIDI
events are shown in black. This way you can intuitively distinguish them visually
according to their occurance in time.

On the bottom of the screen you have a full range piano keyboard (88 keys) that
you can use to send notes to various external MIDI hardware, as well as to
audio apps running on your iPad / iPhone / iPod touch. The keys of the
on-screen piano keyboard are automatically lit up when MIDI note-on and
note-off data occurs on some of the MIDI sources.

Virtual MIDI Controllers

Just above the on-screen piano keyboard, on the left side, you have virtual MIDI controllers
in the form of rotary knobs and buttons. You can use them to simulate all kinds
of MIDI controllers, i.e. for sending an "All Notes Off" message to stop hanging
notes during a live performance, or to simulate a sustain pedal if you are
somewhere on the road without a real sustain pedal around. The on-screen rotary knobs
provide a very intuitive user experience. Instead of fiddling around with tiny
knobs, the respective rotary knob automatically pops up enlarged on your screen when
you tap on it, animated with the rotary knob's
precise purpose and its current controller value in a large font. No need to
search for your glasses or to challenge your motoric skills.

Fully Configurable

The virtual MIDI controllers of MIDI Wrench are fully configurable. So you may
assign arbitrary MIDI controller numbers to each one of the on-screen rotary
knobs and buttons. You may also filter out frequent, disturbing messages like
the MIDI Active Sense message which is sent by many MIDI keyboards to inform
the receiving side that it is still connected and alive. All your settings will
automatically be restored next time you launch MIDI Wrench.

Compatible Accessories

We recommend you to use Apple's Camera Connection Kit as an adapter between
your iPad / iPhone / iPod touch and USB. This virtually allows you to connect
almost all MIDI devices with an USB connector. All our apps however are also
compatible with numerous other third party accessories, like the following
for example:

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MIDI Wrench is currently available for the following mobile phones and tablet
devices. In case you encounter any problems while using this app, please
report it to us by using the contact form at the end of this page.